Dave McKean, Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is a popular English author, who’s books have influenced the film industry. He started his career as a journalist in the early 1980s, as a way of learning about the industry and obtaining contacts to help assist him in getting published later in his career. Gaiman wrote his first book in 1984, a biography about Duran Duran. Gaiman went on to write numerous comic books, graphic novels and books. He is best known for his comic book series Sandman, Discworld (his collaboration with Terry Pratchett), Coraline and Stardust – the last two have also become blockbuster hits, as well as Beowulf (starring Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins) which he co-wrote.